Crude-oil burner.



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(Application med Apr. 22, 190,1.)

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HOMER 'l`. VILSON, OF

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FORTl VORTI-I, TEXAS.

CRUDE-AOILYBURNER.

srncrrrcarroiv forming part of Letters Patent No. 700,275, daten May 2o, 1902.

Application filed April l22, ,1,901.

.To @ZZ whom, t may con/cern:

Be it known that I, HOMER 'F.WILsOrL of the city of Fort Worth, Tarrant county, State of Texas, have invented certainnewl and useful Improvements iny Crude-Oil Burners, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to t-he accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof.

Thisinvention relates to crude-oil burners; and it consists of the novel construction, combination, and arrangement of parts hereinafter shown, described, and claimed.

The object of my invention is to provide an improved crude-oil burner especially adapted for use in ordinary cookstoves, fireplaces, rbc., without necessitating Aany substantial change in the construction of the stove or fireplace. Y

In the drawings,'Figure 1 is an enlarged perspective View of-theimproved burnerk detached. Fig. 2V is .a central vertical section through theburner, taken midway of the length thereof. Fig.'3 is a section on the line 5 5 of Fig. 2 looking in the direction indicated by the arrow A. Fig. -lis a vertical section through the upper shelf of the burner.

My improved "burner consists of a series of superposed shelves 6, separated a distance so that there will be'considerable intervening air-space between each shelf. These shelves are preferably composed of sheet metal, with a line of transverse parallel corrugations 7 stamped or otherwise formed in them, and also provided with an additional longitudinal line of similar corrugations 8, crossing said first-mentioned corrugations, and provided with a series of apertures'' formed centrally in the lhighestprojecting portions of said corrugations, whereby there will be a multitude of rectangular troughs or depressions 10 in the upper side of said shelves, in which the oil may be deposited and burned. (See Fig. 4.) A receiving and distributing pan 11j is preferably placed centrally upon the upperV shelf and is provided with a central elevation 12, in which is a depression'l, and a series of troughsle is formed radially in saidpan and extend in all directions from'the said elevation 12 to the edge of the pan. In some cases I may, as shown in Fig. 1, displace a number of the lower corrugated shelves and substitute a sein trof 56,935. in@ madera t `li-ke-numberot' shelves made of common re ticulated-material 15. All they shelves are preferably provided with common hinges 16 iat oneedge, securedf to opposite end pieces 17, and `their edges opposite the hinges are Vsupportedupon short detachable sleeves 18, which are loosely strung uponavertcal rod 19.

The method of assembling the shelves and sleeves is tis-follows: The end pieces v17 are connected at the bottom by two parallel bars 20, and the rodf19 is first placed in the position shown by being passed through an aper ture 21, formed in the adjacentbar 20andA then the lowermost sleeve 18-of vthe series is placed upon said rod, and then thelowermostshelf is placed in position, said rod passing through an aperture in said shelf-,land

then another sleeve is placedinposition upon said shelf and rod, and then thene'xtshelf is placed inposition, and so on, and finally the upper end of the rod is provided Witha' suitable fastening device, such as a thumb-nut 22, which is screwed down firmly, thereby securing all of the shelves in position against ssvr displacement during use, and'the burner is ready for use.

I he burner is preferably set in a drip-pan 23 of a sizev sufficient to project a distance all around the burner, and this pan is to belled with a supply of sand or similar-material. The pan 23, containing the burner, is when the latter is to be used in an ordinary cookstove placed within the lire-box of the stove directlympon the usual grate-shelves next adjacent to the front of the stove. Oil is supplied to the burner froma tank, which, 'of-course, may be of any approved style and size and placed asuitable distance from the stove,so that the oil may gravitate to the burner. The pipe which supplies oil directly to the distributing-pan projects upon the interior of the stove and terminates at a point directly `above the central depression 13 of the said distributing-pan. u

The operation is as followszfA'vsupply ot' oil being placed within thetank and the faucet opened, said oil will 'gravitate v'fromthe inner terminal of said lpipe directly into the depression 13 of the distributingpanl 11,- whence it will overiiow onto the upper'surface of said pan and enter the radial troughs tions, and then said oil will run olli` of said pan onto the upper shell:` 6 and ll and overow the nearest troughs 10 of the said shell", and a portion of said oil will findits way downwardly through the apertures 9 of said shelf and fall upon the next lower shelf, and so on throughout the series of shelves. Should any of the oil find its way through the lowermost shelf, it will drop upon the body of sand (not shown) contained within the pan 23. After the oil has thus been delivered to the burner the same may be lighted by applying a match to the vapor which arises from the distributed oil, and the flame will pass upwardly and rearwardly, thereby heating all of the shelves and causing the oil to be vaporized more rapidly, and then the flame will be drawn rearwardly through the draftpassage of the stove, and the products of combustion will pass out of the stove in the usual manner.

Entrance ot' air to the burner is regulated 'by the usual stove-damper, and it will be seen that the air enters by way of said damper, and a portion of it passes between the shelves G and an additional portion passes above the burner and unites thereat with vthe flame from the burner, producing good combustion.

I claiml. The improved oil-burner, comprising a series of superposed shelves having au airspace between them, each shelf having olpassages formed init, whereby oil will be distributed, and suitable supports for holding said shelves in position, said shelves all being hinged at one edge, and means for securing the opposite edges of said shelves, substantially as specified.

2. The improved oil-burner, comprising a series of superposed shelves having an airspace between them, each shelf having oilpassages formed in it, whereby oil will be distributed, suitable supports for holding said shelves in position, said shelves being hinged at one edge, a rod, and a series of sleeves for securing the opposite edges of said shelves, substantially as specified.

3. The improved oil-burner, comprising a series of superposed shelves having an airspace between them, each shelf having oilpassages formed in it, whereby oil will be distributed, suitable supports for holding said shelves in position, said shelves all being .hinged at one edge, means for securing the opposite edges of said shelves,'and a distributing-pan mounted upon the upper shelf, substantially as specied.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

IIOMER T. XVILSON. Vitnesses:

JOHN C. HIGDoN, ALFRED A. EICKS. 

